Obituaries: Robbins, Luthe

Posted on October 23, 2015

Henry RobbinsHenry Robbins III

Henry L. Robbins III, 66 of McLean passed away at 11:36 p.m. on Oct. 19 in Bloomington at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center.

His funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery Mausoleum in Bloomington.. Visitation will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. on Monday also at the Mausoleum.

Interment will be in Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Bloomington. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family. Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home in Bloomington has been entrusted to handle Henry’s arrangements.

Henry L. Robbins III was born on March 9, 1949 in Bloomington a son of Henry and Rosamond (Whitsell) Robbins II. He married Ruth Ann Burns on Aug. 7, 1999 in Bloomington and she survives.

In addition to his wife Ruth Ann, Henry is survived by his mother, Rosamond Robbins of Normal; his children, Robbie (Sherry) Schulz of Bloomington, Shelly (Dean) Daugherty of Bloomington, Angie (Milt) Perhay of Mahomet, Jodi Marvin of Springfield, Hank (Ellen) Robbins IV of St. Petersburg, Fla., Marci (Albert) Klauzer of Bloomington, Timmy (Destiny) Robbins of Bloomington, Michael Robbins of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Amanda Robbins of Bloomington; step-children, Staci Abbott of Arrowsmith, Donald Wilkins of Kentucky, Sheila Beitel of Kingman, Ariz., William Wilkins of St. Louis, Mo., and Christopher Lakadat of Bloomington; 40 grandchildren;16 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Harry(Becky) Robbins of Shirley and Curtis Robbins of Bloomington; two sisters, Nancy Raney of Bloomington and Jean Ann Robbins of Bloomington.

He was preceded in death by his father, two sisters, Virginia and Connie, and one brother, Frank.

Henry served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. He worked in construction as a laborer throughout most of his life.

George LutheGeorge Luthe

George W. Luthe, 60, of Bloomington passed from mortal life into the spiritual realm of Jesus Christ on Oct. 21 at his home after struggles with cancer.

Celebrations of life will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at College Park Christian Church in Normal and on Monday at 2 p.m. at Little Wabash United Methodist Church in West Salem. Burial will follow the second celebration. Cremation rites have been accorded. Kibler-Brady-Ruestman Memorial Home in Bloomington is assisting the family with arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shriner’s Hospital for Children in St. Louis, Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, or the Sons of American Legion.

George was born Feb. 26, 1955, the fourth of six children to Robert D. Luthe and Mary Margaret Travis Luthe of West Salem. He married the perfect partner Julie A. Kelsey on Aug. 21, 1976 at the Bone Gap Christian Church, she survives.

Also surviving are one daughter, Lacey L. (Michael) Dieser of Oswego, and a son, Jonathon A. (Lindsay) Luthe of Downs; four grandchildren, Jackson Dieser, Mackenzie Dieser, Avery Moody and Jens Luthe; siblings, Roberta Brown of Indianapolis, James (Sue) Luthe of Lawrenceville, Mike (Connie) Luthe of West Salem, Margaret Jane (Ken) Bringa of Waukesha, Wis., and Robbin (Gary) Eckel of Noble.
He was preceded in death by his parents and several aunts and uncles.

George had worked various vocations in life: farming, ag-mechanics, oil exploration, hybrid seed corn production and working for various insurance companies as a field underwriter, claims adjuster and a manager. He retired in 2010 and worked part-time in the love of his life of farming. George was very proud to have graduated from SIU at Carbondale College of Agriculture with a B.S. as an Alpha Zeta at age 34.
He received many blessings in life and attended the Christian Churches of College Park and Living Hope. He gave his life to Christ at Little Wabash E.U.B. Church in November of 1965 and was baptized in June of 1966 when the river level was appropriate in the Little Wabash River at Deischer Ford in Edwards County. He was a member of the Sons of American Legion and the McLean County Farm Bureau. He loved to travel visiting the Ukraine for five months in 1993, Nicaragua eight times and the Dominican Republic three times. He thoroughly enjoyed watching his children parent his grandchildren and was a lifelong Chicago Bears and Blackhawks fan.

Online condolences and memories of George may be left for the family at kiblerbradyruestman.com.

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